Carlos Alberto Garcia, MD| Nuclear Medicine | MedStar Health
Carlos Alberto Garcia

Carlos Alberto Garcia, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Nuclear Medicine

Languages: English, Spanish

(202) 877-0023

About me

Carlos Garcia, MD, is the director of PET/CT Imaging. Dr. Garcia is also an assistant professor of medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and he is part of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Speaker's Bureau.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Adrenal Gland Disorder
  • Aneurysm
  • Ankle Joint Disorder
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Arm Fracture
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Avascular Necrosis
  • Back Pain
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Bone Cancer
  • Bone Cyst
  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Bone Tumor
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Tumor
  • Breast Lump
  • Cerebral Vasospasm
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Colon Cancer
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Dementia
  • Dislocated Hip
  • Diverticulitis
  • Elbow Joint Disorder
  • Enlarged Lymph Nodes
  • Enlarged Prostate
  • Epidural Hematoma
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gallstones
  • Head And Neck Cancer
  • Hip Fracture
  • Hip Joint Disorder
  • Joint Disorder
  • Joint Inflammation
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Kidney Stones
  • Liver Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Mesenteric Ischemia
  • Metastatic Bone Disease
  • Morton's Neuroma
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscle Strain
  • Neck Pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Ovarian Cysts
  • Pancreatitis
  • Pelvic Fracture
  • Peripheral Artery Disease
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Pneumonia
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Renal Artery Stenosis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Rib Fracture
  • Scoliosis
  • Shoulder Dislocation
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylosis
  • Tendinitis
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Nodules
  • Torn Tendon
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Uterine Fibroids
  • Vascular Malformation
  • Wrist Joint Disorder
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Procedures I perform

  • Ambulatory Phlebectomy
  • Amniocentesis
  • Angiography
  • Angioplasty
  • Areola-Sparing Mastectomy
  • Barium Enema
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biophysical Profile
  • Biostatistics
  • Bladder Ultrasound
  • Bone Density Scan
  • Bone Density Study
  • Bone Marrow Aspiration
  • Bone Marrow Biopsy
  • Breast Biopsy
  • Breast Cancer Chemoprevention
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Planning
  • Breast Density Evaluation
  • Breast Localization Device Placement
  • Carotid Stenting
  • Celiac Plexus Block
  • Cervical Length
  • Chest X-Ray
  • Computed Tomography Enterography
  • Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
  • Cyberknife
  • Diagnostic Mammography
  • Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
  • Ductography
  • Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
  • Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
  • Echoencephalography With Image Documentation
  • Endovenous Laser Therapy
  • Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
  • Fetal Shunt Placement
  • Fetal Therapy
  • Fetal Ultrasound
  • Fine Needle Aspiration
  • Functional Mri
  • Gastrointestinal Motility Study
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Gynecologic And Obstetric Care
  • Gynecologic Ultrasound
  • Hepatic Artery Embolization
  • I-131 Therapy
  • Kidney Function Test
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Laser-Induced Interstitial Thermotherapy
  • Liver Biopsy
  • Liver Imaging
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Lumpectomy
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Mammogram
  • Mastectomy
  • Mesenteric Angiography
  • Microwave Ablation
  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
  • Myelography
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • Needle Localization
  • Nerve Block
  • Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
  • Ovarian Vein Embolization
  • Pancreatic Cancer Imaging
  • Paraganglioma Treatment
  • Parathyroid Ablation
  • Parotid Biopsy
  • Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography
  • Perinatal Care
  • Pharmacological Imaging
  • Pheochromocytoma Treatment
  • Pregnancy Ultrasound
  • Prenatal Testing
  • Prostate Artery Embolization
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Radioimmunotherapy
  • Radionuclide Cystogram
  • Radiopharmaceutical Therapy
  • Salivary Gland Biopsy
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
  • Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
  • Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
  • Sonohysterography
  • Spleen Ultrasound
  • Stroke Imaging
  • Testicular Ultrasound
  • Thoracic Spine Tumor Imaging
  • Thrombolysis
  • Thyroid Ablation
  • Thyroid Biopsy
  • Total Body Irradiation
  • Transarterial Embolization
  • Transrectal Ultrasound
  • Ultrasound
  • Varicose Vein Treatment
  • Voiding Cystourethrogram
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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
GB-1 Nuclear Med Thyroid Clinic
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-6606

Fax 202-877-5322

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Fax 202-877-5322

Insurance

MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • First Health PPO
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • IH-POS Plus
    • IH-POS
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • United Student Resources
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Choice POS II
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • IH-Indemnity
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • POS OA
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Medicare FFS
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Optimum Choice
    • Network OA
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • UHC Passport
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Medicare Direct
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • IH-PPO
    • Choice POS
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • HighMark
    • Aetna HMO
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Sentara Health
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • OA Plus
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • First Health PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Aetna Basic
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • IH-HMO
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Employee Health Plan
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Navigate
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine

Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2003)

Internship: Englewood Hospital Internal Medicine Residency (2001)

Medical School: Universidad De San Martin De Porres (1998)